WATCH: The NFL’s unlikeliest MVP… and why it will never happen again

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The NFL’s Most Valuable Player award was introduced in 1957, since when it has been won by a quarterback 47 times. Running backs have won it 18 times. And it has gone to a defensive player twice.

But, just once, in its long history, a different player was awarded MVP. This is his story, and why it will never happen again.

Written by Ryan Baldi and illustrated by Marco Bevilacqua.

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